I created the Bureau of Anomaly Control

Mo Jiangwen looked up, surveying the murals on the church. Although he scoffed at these artistically embellished stories, there were still elements of truth within them. The fact that the prophesied returnee had existed still made him uneasy.

He was no longer the naive rookie who had just entered Hell; he understood very well how the Hell that created them had come to be.

Evidently, the deceased Lord of Hell had yet to achieve his long-awaited revenge, and they were merely creatures created from his dying wish. If the prophesied returnee really returned as foretold…

How would they face Him?

This concern had been raised countless years ago. Demons believed they could destroy Heaven as soon as possible, thereby eliminating the worry. However, Mo Jiangwen considered this strong evidence of the demons' inability to think.

The devils held a more pragmatic view: the prophesied returnee would eventually return, and this was inevitable. Even though demon scholars had suggested that there were periods in history when they had the opportunity to threaten Heaven, the devils dismissed it as a joke.

Because the premise of that view's feasibility was their cooperation, and even then, it was only a possibility.

Mo Jiangwen was more inclined to agree with the devils' mainstream view. What they should do was let the demons cause trouble for the Church, perhaps offering some insignificant assistance, but ultimately, they had to slowly engage with Heaven and make both them and the Church realize that devils were not their enemies at all.

They had done well over the years. The current Church higher-ups already considered devils and demons to be two completely different groups. This was thanks to the devils' long-standing avoidance of direct conflict with the Church, unless there was a significant profit to be made.

And because of their progress, many believers could now accept making deals with devils. After all, devils wouldn't try to steal souls from the prophesied returnee. As long as they were paid enough, devils could fulfill their wishes.

And the Church had no shortage of money; they could always find "devout" donors like himself.

He heard the sound of robes brushing against the ground.

"Mr. Mo," Bishop Fu said, walking up behind him, his expression devout as he looked at the murals and stained-glass windows. "Didn't you just donate to us recently?"

Mo Jiangwen said:

"What I want to talk about this time concerns Chen Yun."

Although he had "suggested" meeting Chen Yun, Bishop Fu still looked surprised.

Because in the bishop's eyes, it was just a small favor he was doing for the Church, with the aim of gilding Chen Yun. But now, the matter had lost its original meaning, which made the bishop wonder what he wanted to say.

Mo Jiangwen said:

"I heard you've encountered some trouble."

There was a small obstacle to what he wanted to do—Bishop Fu happened to be the kind of clergy member who didn't advocate making deals with devils.

Hearing this, the bishop didn't react immediately:

"You're referring to?"

He replied:

"Miss Chen Yun's famous younger brother has returned, and he disrupted your original plans, didn't he?"

Bishop Fu's expression instantly turned serious:

"This is a private matter of our Church, but I didn't expect Mr. Mo to be so well-informed."

He hadn't expected this man, who had been funding the Church for many years, to have heard about their plan to protect Chen Yun, let alone understand why he was asking about it. Doing so could easily be interpreted as a provocation against the Church.

Mo Jiangwen continued:

"Even if we don't mention what we all know he did, we can see that he's not simple.

"He chose to follow Shenxiao not long before her defeat, and what did he do after encountering this incident? He killed the reality warper who wanted to prevent the Salvation Alliance and the Federation from ceasing hostilities, ensuring that he could safely extricate himself.

"He's a dangerous character."

Although Bishop Fu wasn't very happy, he still had to continue talking to this generous benefactor:

"And he's also a member of the Salvation Alliance. Although they've disbanded now, that's only on the supernatural level. These guys still have connections, which means that this is the most dangerous period for the Salvation Alliance since Shenxiao's defeat."

After this, they would only continue to weaken, eventually disintegrating into countless ordinary ability users.

Mo Jiangwen added:

"So you can't deal with him, and you can't seek help from other dioceses, not only because the situation isn't that bad, but also because you know that doing so will make you lose face, in other words, hinder your career."

"What exactly do you want to say?" Bishop Fu's expression already showed a hint of displeasure, but he immediately restrained himself. "You have indeed donated a considerable amount of wealth to us, but we have provided you with what you wanted.

"This is an internal matter of our Church."

Mo Jiangwen said:

"I can help you."

Bishop Fu refused without even thinking:

"No need, it's just a small matter."

The devil asked with a smile:

"Really?"

Bishop Fu's expression suddenly turned cold:

"What do you want to say?"

The devil looked at him and said:

"Don't worry, but I know this must not be easy for you. I understand how you handle things, and I can see how much you value Chen Yun. Didn't you even ask me to gild her?

"I just want to propose a deal that benefits both of us."

The bishop suddenly looked into Mo Jiangwen's eyes, his pupils bursting with golden light that mortals couldn't see. Scalding holy light instantly engulfed the devil's entire body, but after it dissipated, he was still standing there unscathed.

"Don't waste your energy," Mo Jiangwen admitted. "If I couldn't handle your third-rate divine magic, I would have been caught by the Holy Hunters two hundred years ago. And don't overthink it…

"I am a devil. Actually, I've thought you already figured it out, after all, we've traded so many times."

Bishop Fu looked at him with wary disgust:

"I have never made a deal with a devil!"

Mo Jiangwen nodded:

"That is indeed a remarkable quality in your Church. Unfortunately, you have indeed traded with me. Didn't I pay you to exchange for the Church's protection and neglect? You allowed me to stay in the mortal realm in peace."

Bishop Fu looked at him and said:

"You concealed your true identity."

The devil shrugged:

"But the fact is that we have indeed reached a long-term agreement. Whether you know my identity is irrelevant to this matter. In the eyes of others, it's just that we have established close cooperation.

"I know you don't like us, but if you open your eyes and look, you'll realize that your compatriots are all trading with us.

"The Church has become one of our largest sources of customers. Even your leaders are trading with us greater devils. They understand us far more than you do, and they are far smarter than you. They know what is right and what is wrong.

"Your concerns about us are nothing but prejudice. Dare you say that we are not your best allies in the fight against demons?"

Bishop Fu said:

"This is just my personal choice."

Mo Jiangwen nodded:

"Then now is the time to abandon your useless persistence. You can choose not to trade with devils and use your own methods to deal with the problems of Ma En and Chen Yun, but we both know that you can't succeed. Eventually, someone else will replace your responsibilities.

"Then you will be reduced to a loser, but now there is an opportunity in front of you. You should understand that I can't tamper with the contract, and you should also understand that I can't lie to you. I can really provide you with the opportunity to solve this problem."

Bishop Fu fell into deep thought.

This devil was exaggerating. If he didn't handle this matter well, higher-ranking clergy members would indeed intervene, and it might even attract the Inquisition, which would indeed cause him some minor trouble, but that was all.

He failed to solve this matter successfully, but that was not something he should have been able to handle successfully in the first place.

But he still couldn't help but ask:

"What are your conditions?"

The devil smiled:

"If you apply for assistance now, they will only think that you can't handle Ma En, a Rank IV ability user. Although he has the power to kill you, you have the entire Church behind you. You should have been able to persuade him.

"At least those high and mighty cardinals think so.

"So you can only deal with Ma En alone, unless this matter is far more serious than it seems."

Bishop Fu said:

"You want to give me a reason?

"But that's just letting me admit defeat more gracefully."

The devil shook his head:

"No, what we want to attract is not those arrogant inquisitors, but the envoys from the Upper Realm. And in the eyes of the Church, you have unearthed crucial information in a collapsing and dangerous mine, which is a particularly great achievement.

"Most importantly, this is also a good thing for Chen Yun."

Bishop Fu asked:

"What is it?"

The devil smiled and took out a contract:

"If you want to know, sign it."

Bishop Fu took it.

The contract stated that the devil would provide important information and evidence that would allow him to escape these troubles and gain the Church's praise, and the price was that he had to continue to protect Mo Jiangwen and not reveal the existence of this transaction to the Church or anyone else.

Then there were some fragmented pieces of information, basically all about confidentiality clauses and the like, including some constraints on the devil himself.

This was a standard format document.

"Very good," Bishop Fu took the pen handed over. "I'll sign it."

Of course he would sign, because this contract used a standard format document prepared for professionals, and the devil couldn't play any tricks on such a document. This was indeed a fact.

But interestingly, there were many similar standard templates for more professional devils to choose from.

The fact that he chose this one naturally had its own mysteries.

"Okay, then what I will provide you with is this." Mo Jiangwen reached into his arms and took out a bottle and several documents. "These are the evidences in my hands. These can explain what Ma En did in East New State."

Bishop Fu took the bottle and documents and looked down at the souls floating in the former:

"What's in here?"

Mo Jiangwen said:

"They are all the souls of devil worshipers. They are those devil worshipers who cooperated with the Church in East New State, but you and I both know that it was a tragedy. We and you both died at the hands of demons, and that seems to be because of some slight errors on the magic circle."

Bishop Fu said:

"We are still wanted to those who killed the black-robed people."

Mo Jiangwen said:

"But if you carefully read their souls and investigate properly according to the instructions in the documents, you will realize that the truth is far more than what we saw. At the time, Ma En was sent to investigate these matters.

"And in fact, I can tell you that he was also involved in it.

"And as a follower of Shenxiao, he also has sufficient motivation. The whole thing itself was to prevent the Shenxiao prophecy, in other words, something that she would deliberately pay attention to and distract herself from, so naturally, she would send Ma En to deal with it.

"And there, he made a deal with the demons and helped them kill the angels, and…

"The good people in that church."

Bishop Fu asked in surprise:

"Are you telling the truth?"

This was no small matter.

Mo Jiangwen nodded:

"Absolutely genuine."

How interesting, this bishop was actually asking if what the devil said was true, as if he would admit to lying. You should know that their contract did not guarantee that what he provided was true.

Of course, these were all fake.

But these were enough to satisfy the bishop's needs. For this whole thing, the truth or falsehood was irrelevant, and these evidences were enough to deceive those winged people and inquisitors.

His steward was an outstanding forger, and the souls in the bottle were indeed those of the devil worshipers. These were all specially bought by him, and the contents mentioned in the documents were basically true, only the final conclusions were somewhat biased.

Moreover, their process of forging evidence was surprisingly smooth. Every time node could be perfectly matched, and many accidental coincidences led to them being able to explain Ma En's intervention. These false evidences could be said to be completely natural.

These coincidences even gave him the illusion that Ma En really killed those angels and Chen Yun's former church friends.

And the most interesting point about this matter was that the bishop himself didn't care about the authenticity of the evidence. In his opinion, as long as they could help solve the small difficulties he was currently facing, the price paid was only some insignificant little things.

But the problem was that the truth or falsehood was indeed very important.

If what he provided was true, it would be useless.

Mo Jiangwen's purpose was not to let the angels kill Ma En.

If Ma En died like this, that would naturally be the best, but he only needed to delay Ma En for a little time. The final result of this matter was likely that the angels would still suspect Ma En, but ultimately they would stop due to insufficient evidence.

As long as Ma En handled it well, they would eventually stop.

Then this matter would pass like this—provided that he didn't intervene.

The beauty of that standard template was that it allowed the Bishop to keep his existence a secret. It cleverly exploited the nature of mortals, who feared exposing their ugly secrets, and this created an opportunity for him—an opportunity for Chen Yun to glimpse the truth.

Then, he would personally take her hand and descend into hell together.